Specifically what benefit did MacWorld provide that you can't get elsewhere?
you're kidding, right? I can't believe you've ever attended, to say something like that.
- you can play with Apple products at your local Apple store. Even if you don't have an Apple store nearby, it's still easier to get to te nearest one than to Moscone.
I'll grant you the point about traveling to SF, but it's not a shabby city to visit, is it!
And I'll grant you you can try
Apple products at apple stores, but what about the hundreds of products
for Apple products?
You're ignoring the hundreds of hardware and software products available to handle and try out at MW. You
can't do that in an apple store. Go to an apple store, select a (third party) software box, and ask them where you can try it out, see how it works. Hah! Or go to an apple store and ask to try out two or three different BT headsets. I did that, in Tampa, last month.
They wouldn't get one out of a box! The closest i came to hands-on was the salesperson i was talking to telling me how he liked the one he had. No comparisons, no ability to try out the product. (Later a sales guy at an ATT store went to a backroom and got me one of the models so i could try it in the store, and i bought it, but after extended use the over-ear loop didn't work with my glasses; i returned it and got a second one, but i'm not satisfied with how it works. And these were the two models that fared best in online reviews. At MW i'd have been able to try them all and a hundred other products.) There's real value in that. So I'd have to say this part of your argument is simply wrong.
you can learn about third party products online better and easier than at a trade show. You can even download highly functional demos-- for free.
easier, yes. better? C'mon, Gasu, you've
got to be kidding. Free online software demos are great. But you're going to say they're superior to the chance to talk with the software writers, maybe ask how to access that function you've been unable to find, or suggest a new feature in the next version, or even sit down in groups for training on software? You, and others here, are throwing out opinions that are simply unfounded. I suppose you'd argue all college classes should be taken online, too, because that's superior? ("better and easier"?)
Even lab classes? Gimme a break! I'd have to say you're wrong here, too.
- if you really must attend a talk on Apple technologies, the developer's conference will provide better information and access.
You do know they're for different audiences, right? WWDC is a great opportunity for people with highly technical needs and interests. What about people who are interested as consumers, including the thousands who have attended past MWSFs each year?
And apart from that, what's a WWDC pass cost? What's that? Around $1,295? The MWSF 3-day user conference costs $195; admission to the trade show floor is $25 but there are plenty of free tickets available. Does WWDC require travel to a city other than one's home town? What?
It's in San Francisco too? Why are you using it as an example, then? And what if you want to get training pertinent to your needs AND be able to see hundreds of products that enhance your apple computer ownership? So again, just wrong.
I don't care whether you want to go or not. I don't care whether you think it's useful or not. I just care--as in political discussions--that (harsh personal term deleted!)
(not just you, there's a number of people on here blowing smoke; your points just provided a compact way to illustrate how flawed some of the arguments are) anyway, I don't think the discourse is served by people who think they can throw out whatever opinions they have, whether or not there's any foundation for them. So respond to the points i've made above, if you think i'm unfair or in error. I'll be interested to see what you can come up with.
peace.
